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The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has formally recognised the NSW Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) as official Australian Olympic Training Centres. RAS play a significant role in the development of young Australian athletes, providing critical support in the early stages of their Olympic journeys including access to tailored programs, coaching, camps and competitions. AOC CEO…
DetailsUp-and-coming 18-year-old baseball superstar Adam Bates from South West Sydney Academy of Sport, has been recognised as the 2024 Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) NSW Athlete of the Year, where all eleven RAS from across NSW came together at the Wenty Leagues Club in Parramatta to celebrate and recognise the achievements of our athletes and…
DetailsThe Western Region Academy of Sport (WRAS) is excited to announce the official commencement of the 2024 netball season, supported by Greater Bank. The program launched with an orientation and team building weekend held on February 10th and 11th at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst with 20 athletes, four umpires and a six-member squad staff…
DetailsThe 2023 Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) Coaching Conference, held on October 28th, brought together coaches and sports enthusiasts for a day of knowledge sharing, innovation, and inspiration. Building upon the immense success of the 2022 edition, this year’s conference set new standards for the sporting industry in NSW. Close to 130 regional coaches, administrators…
DetailsOver 100 Western region athletes and coaches attended the 2023/24 Western Region Academy of Sport Athlete Orientation. Held at the Bathurst Charles Sturt University Campus on the weekend of October 21st and 22nd, the event marked the commencement of the athletics, basketball, cycling, future stars, golf, high performance, hockey and triathlon programs. Saturday began with…
DetailsAcross three gruelling days at the 2023 NSW Junior Track Championships, current and graduate WRAS cyclists took it to the best cyclists across the state to claim 30 medals including 13 state titles. All nine of the current WRAS cycling squad returned home with medals, 16 in total (6 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze),…
DetailsSix of our 2023 Lone Star athletes returned to Dubbo Athletics Track primed for the 2023 Region 3 Track & Field Championships. The two-day event saw a number of impressive results with the WRAS cohort leaving with eight gold, six silver and seven bronze medals. Ella Penman (Dubbo) individually claimed five regional titles in the 100m,…
DetailsDubbo Athletics Track played host to the 2023 NSW Country Championships where six of our Lone Star athletes were in action. Over three days of competition they collected ten medals with Jocelyn Blair and Ella Penman leaving the meet with three country titles between them. Jocelyn had an outstanding meet claiming the U16W 200m Hurdles…
DetailsThe Western Region Academy of Sport held its annual Athlete Orientation on November 12 and 13 to launch the 2023 sports programs. Over 130 athletes and coaches selected in the Basketball, Cycling, Golf, Hockey, Lone Star, Para Sports and Triathlon programs were in attendance over the weekend. Trials for the WRAS Greater Bank Netball squad…
DetailsThe 2022 Greater Bank Netball Athlete and Umpire program has officially wrapped up following a rewarding experience at the Academy Challenge held from 24-26 September in Port Macquarie. Hosted by the North Coast Academy of Sport, the event allowed our athletes and coaches to develop their skills in an elite-level environment with Netball NSW mentoring…
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